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As we covered in our start of year blog, consultation on the new draft of the GMSF has begun and will run for a period of 8-weeks until 18th March 2019.

One of the key questions for this round of public consultation will be whether the Mayor’s re-written plan addresses concerns over loss of Green Belt land, and ultimately whether it strikes the right balance between development locations.

We are delighted to confirm our successes of recent permissions linked to Bridgwater Retail Park, Somerset.

NJL has acted as Possfund’s primary planning advisor on this site for over five years. Our most significant roles to date have revolved around the preparation, coordination and monitoring of a hybrid application for comprehensive redevelopment including new retail warehouse units and to enable the completion of vital highways infrastructure (The Leggar Link). Approved in March 2017, the hybrid application has been adapted through a number of amendment applications (which NJL has submitted), and works have commenced on site via successful discharge of conditions applications (also submitted by NJL).

NJL Consulting has submitted a hybrid planning application, on behalf of St Modwen Properties Plc, to develop land at Chamberhall in Bury for an employment-led mixed use development. The application comprises of a full planning application for 12,000 sq.m of Use Class B1, B2 and B8 employment floorspace in 16 units on Phase 1 of the development and an outline application for a mix of retail, leisure and employment uses on Phase 2.

This planning application represents an important milestone in bringing forward a development site that has been allocated for over 20 years, so that it can make a valuable contribution towards Bury’s economy.

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